in the liminal spaces

multimuse for aurora-institute very dark and trigger-heavy themes

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floggr chat - arthur & aaron

CrashingA: And I'm still here, aren't I?

CrashingA: I'll take that as a ... quirky interest rather than the entirety of what your personality encompasses.]

[ literally a week later ]

xX_ArtHeaux_Xx: Still here?

xX_ArtHeaux_Xx: What do you think my personality encompasses?

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floggr chat - arthur & aaron

CrashingA: I'm pretty resilient.

CrashingA: No, I don't. And I also don't think you've painted yourself as a moron in here.

xX_ArtHeaux_Xx: Said the guy who's already been ghosted once.

xX_ArtHeaux_Xx: Huh. Well, did you miss the part about goat girl?

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floggr chat - arthur & aaron

CrashingA: So you think you're bad for me?

CrashingA: Interesting approach. Does that work for you?

xX_ArtHeaux_Xx: Without a doubt, pal

xX_ArtHeaux_Xx: You tell me. Got an inexplicable urge to run or otherwise dismiss me?

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floggr chat - arthur & aaron

CrashingA: So what's this? Attempted armed robbery?

CrashingA: Yknow, despite popular belief, I think being responsible and staying warm is pretty high up on the list of the ideal situation.

xX_ArtHeaux_Xx: A walk on the wild side, if you will. Don't you ever do things that are bad for you?

xX_ArtHeaux_Xx: Despite what people think about me, I'm not a moron. It just keeps the haters off

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floggr chat - arthur & aaron

CrashingA: You mean aside from the sleepless nights I spent sobbing about you? Pretty good, keeping busy. You?

xX_ArtHeaux_Xx: Trust me, buddy, you probably dodged a bullet. You know, staying warm, being 'responsible', living life. Could be worse.

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floggr chat - arthur & aaron

CrashingA: You caught me, I've been waiting for baited breath for you to return and you've finally answered my prayers.

xX_ArtHeaux_Xx: you sure know how to flatter a guy, handsome. how you been though? honestly?

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floggr chat - arthur & aaron

CrashingA: I mean, there's the whole convo right here, buddy.

xX_ArtHeaux_Xx: and you're still around to read it which obvs means you couldn't get me off your mind. it's okay i won't tell your secret

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floggr chat - arthur & aaron

CrashingA: I can't believe you ghost me for like 2 months and this is how you come back.

xX_ArtHeaux_Xx: the fact that you remember me after 2 months means i was pretty memorable ;)

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floggr chat - arthur & aaron

CrashingA: ... Is this how this school contracts viruses on their phone?

xX_ArtHeaux_Xx: you can get viruses on your phone? like those ones where they put an eggplant emoji in between every word?

xX_ArtHeaux_Xx: but good, you don't know goat girl because i'm not allowed to fuck someone who's also fucked goat girl

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floggr chat - arthur & aaron

xX_ArtHeaux_Xx: so. goat girl. thoughts?

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onismstrikes‌:

But bad horror movies can be so fun. As long as you’re watching them with the right people that is. Don’t you think? And no, the black guy does not always die first. To be honest, my character is usually the unlucky one. But sometimes that makes it all the more fun. Awesome! So…for this game we’d need like at least one more person. I could probably rope my cousin into it! Unless you have someone else you can think of who might like to join! Or we could invite both of those people. I definitely get that…the atmosphere and the cheering or screaming is the fun part of it all, really.

I guess some of them are? Maybe like the old-school, really cheesy ones. The ones that aren’t really all that scary. Wait, if your character dies first, then how is that more fun? I.. uh, yeah sure. Your cousin is fine I guess. The only person I really know is my roommate but I don’t know if she’d want to. Wait, who’s your cousin?

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ofwicked‌:

You know, I don’t believe in heterosexuality. I think that’s just a myth to make people deny themselves of a world of fun and connection.

Bro, I don’t care if you’re no homo. If you’re really turning down the chance for me to suck your dick, then you have bigger issues.

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sms / julian & amira

JULIAN: Those are big words. I hope you don't regret them when you are stuck with me for the rest of your life.

AMIRA: Well, I /have/ been known to be impulsive on occasion. I reserve the right for takebacks no later than 30 business days following this conversation.

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umbriiel‌:

I– um, yeah, you, you’re picked. It was kind of a free-for-all. All are welcome, so long as you’re not…well..mean. What’s a sherpa? I sort of like all of them in general but for games, I get particular. For MMOs, I like PC because you can um..have macros. They’re..keybinds, essentially. During really intense raids, macros can help with rotations and such. And..you? 

I’m not mean. Or at least, I don’t try to be. Sometimes it happens accidentally, like when I let my mouth get ahead of my brain, but I don’t mean to and you just have to tell me if I do, okay? But I don’t think it serves any purpose to be mean since people are way cooler if you’re just nice to them first. A sherpa’s like... raid dad. Or mom I guess. The person who knows the mechanics and helps direct people, leads in callouts and stuff like that. I do that for a couple games I know extra well, like Destiny or ESO. I don’t know FFXIV much, but give me like... three days with the wiki, and I can figure it out! I’m a PC person, but I have my consoles too. It’s like you said. I like the flexibility a PC lets me have, with macros and modding and just general QoL stuff too.

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f2f - austen & maya

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ofwicked‌:

While the lingering feeling of discomfort was practically palpable, Maya wasn’t enough of a bleeding heart or tone deaf enough to bring it up. Instead, she took the cue of a past history professor quickly, hoping to ease some of the awkwardness via a worthwhile common thread. “Yes! The one with the spitting issue,” she chuckled, posture straightening a bit. “Good, good, I mean – I’d prefer break to last a little longer but in all honestly, I’m glad to be back among people my own age. What about you, had some good time off?”

Austen let out a weak smile as Maya seemed to take the bait. Spitting issue? She tried to wrack her brain, but in every honesty, all the classes tended to blur together when the school didn’t necessarily take into account the fact that she hadn’t been to school consistently... ever. Most times, she ended up doodling over her notes, and somehow managing to scrape by with passing grades. At least, it seemed enough to keep people off her back. But when Maya turned the conversation back to winter break and the conversation she’d had with Eliana about it, Austen tensed again. Was this a trick? Trying to get her to lie so she could laugh at her later? “Um.. it was fine I guess. Nothing different than normal.” Technically that wasn’t a lie. Her Christmas dinners usually did come from dumpsters. “Do you not have family close to your age?”

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ofwicked‌:

I’m the guy who literally just said to put your phallic programming skills towards something that might make you some money one day. Maybe you wanna practice both spelling and reading, buddy.

Don’t encourage them. What else are you going to do when the next big app comes along? You’ll wish you were nicer blah blah something something regret it. You think mom ever considered this is where you’d be when she dropped us off at the orphanage?

Besides, who needs spelling and reading when you can blow things up with your thoughts?

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ofwicked‌:

Please, my life is a steady uphill climb. And the number of absolutely ridiculous try-outs I’ve seen this week would suggest otherwise. It’s not about being fat, it’s about skill, coordination and realism when it comes to your potential spot on the team.

Seems like it’s going on a pretty straight shot for the ground. Are you really being elitist over a cheerleading squad of a secret mutant academy? Who even comes to the games? How do you not see the absolute irony in all of this?